Terminal Emulators in Git & Developer Tools

Windows Terminal

microsoft/terminal

Popular

Microsoft's modern tabbed terminal for PowerShell, cmd and WSL with GPU text rendering.

105k5d ago

iTerm2

gnachman/iTerm2

Popular

Feature-rich macOS terminal with split panes, tmux integration and shell integration.

18.3k1d ago

Ghostty

ghostty-org/ghostty

Trending

Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal by Mitchell Hashimoto that balances speed, features and native UI.

63.9k2d ago

Warp

warpdotdev/warp

Trending

Rust terminal turned agentic development environment with blocks, AI agents and team workflows; open source since 2026.

65.9k1w ago

kitty

kovidgoyal/kitty

GPU-based, keyboard-driven terminal with its own graphics protocol, layouts and Python extensions.

35.6k6d ago

Alacritty

alacritty/alacritty

Minimal, cross-platform OpenGL terminal focused on raw speed; pairs with tmux or Zellij for panes.

66.1k397/wk5d ago-6%

WezTerm

wezterm/wezterm

Cross-platform GPU terminal and multiplexer configured in Lua, with SSH domains and built-in panes.

29.5k4d ago

waveterm

wavetermdev/waveterm

An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows

22.7k6d ago


1	Windows TerminalPopular Microsoft's modern tabbed terminal for PowerShell, cmd and WSL with GPU text rendering.	105k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	92
2	iTerm2Popular Feature-rich macOS terminal with split panes, tmux integration and shell integration.	18.3k	n/a	n/a	1d ago	78
3	GhosttyTrending Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal by Mitchell Hashimoto that balances speed, features and native UI.	63.9k	n/a	n/a	2d ago	88
4	WarpTrending Rust terminal turned agentic development environment with blocks, AI agents and team workflows; open source since 2026.	65.9k	n/a	n/a	1w ago	88
5	kitty GPU-based, keyboard-driven terminal with its own graphics protocol, layouts and Python extensions.	35.6k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	83
6	Alacritty Minimal, cross-platform OpenGL terminal focused on raw speed; pairs with tmux or Zellij for panes.	66.1k	397	-6%	5d ago	57
7	WezTerm Cross-platform GPU terminal and multiplexer configured in Lua, with SSH domains and built-in panes.	29.5k	n/a	n/a	4d ago	82
8	waveterm An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows	22.7k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	80


1	Windows TerminalPopular Microsoft's modern tabbed terminal for PowerShell, cmd and WSL with GPU text rendering.	105k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	92
2	iTerm2Popular Feature-rich macOS terminal with split panes, tmux integration and shell integration.	18.3k	n/a	n/a	1d ago	78
3	GhosttyTrending Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal by Mitchell Hashimoto that balances speed, features and native UI.	63.9k	n/a	n/a	2d ago	88
4	WarpTrending Rust terminal turned agentic development environment with blocks, AI agents and team workflows; open source since 2026.	65.9k	n/a	n/a	1w ago	88
5	kitty GPU-based, keyboard-driven terminal with its own graphics protocol, layouts and Python extensions.	35.6k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	83
6	Alacritty Minimal, cross-platform OpenGL terminal focused on raw speed; pairs with tmux or Zellij for panes.	66.1k	397	-6%	5d ago	57
7	WezTerm Cross-platform GPU terminal and multiplexer configured in Lua, with SSH domains and built-in panes.	29.5k	n/a	n/a	4d ago	82
8	waveterm An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows	22.7k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	80

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Windows Terminal

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